Questions 11 & 12 refer to the following scenario. Multiple blood cultures are drawn from an 80 year-old cancer patient with endocarditis. They are all positive and grow out pleomorphic aerobic, gram positive bacilli with palisades and club shapes that are catalase positive. Which of the following is the most probable pathogen?

Agar media that is selective for the Vibrios:

Which is not true for Pasteurella multocida?

PEA and CNA are selective medias that inhibit:

Which antigens are detected when serotyping for Shigella?

The best option for storing a stool specimen for routine, aerobic culture that cannot be plated on an 8 hour shift:

The TSI reaction of a member of the Enterobacteriaceae that is a lactose nonfermenter:

Which genus is associated with wound infections:

The vibrios are always easily distinguished from aeromonads based on the:

Give 1 example of a bioterrorism attack I discussed in class or you have read about.